Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 417. (Read 903406 times)

Agreed.  For a season long strategy to have all older players never works.  But for a 2-3 run, they are significantly better than throwing cam johnson, Josh hart, Bobby Portis, etc out on the court.  It's not even close.  Now the other teams might also but agreed on the talent level.

With all the news coming out now about incidents with the team and throwing tantrums at clubs, destroying property, etc. It’s pretty shocking that they had him on the team in the first place. He doesn’t strike me as talented enough to be a major problem to his team like that. Pretty sure we will never see him play again.

Those players in thier 30's that would play on Team USA are still far better than the vast majority of players around the world.  Not to mention they are absolutely significantly better than players on teams that aren't even in the NBA.  Saying this will not work out well for Team USA is a misstatement IMO.  Lebron, KD, Steph might be older, but they are still FAR better than most players on the planet. 

If the US wants to win the olympics, they can and will.  That will never change. 

Instead of naming their line-up as a "Redeem Team 2.0", might as well name them in advance as the exact opposite of it because sending a full roster who already on their mid 30s will not end up good. Sure there will be some hype because the names is a blockbuster hit but they cannot live up to their name specially if they will be given a less time to prepare.

Plus, it will be more intense specially if Serbia will call up Nikola Jokic to play with them. We know that they are already a dangerous team and adding Jokic to it will make them deadly as they can be.

If the US sends to Paris a lineup full of mid-30s players then it might end up in a disaster. But I guess it'll depend on the outcome of the playoffs which players are available after a grueling tough season.

Lebron James is the one calling now to join him at the Paris Olympics. It's a bit odd since he's never been in the US team in the last two Olympics which were led by Kevin Durant. Also, Jason Tatum was the second-best scorer after KD in the last Tokyo Olympics. So it's like Tatum (unless he is not playing in Paris) will be sitting on the bench to accommodate Lebron in the starting line-up.

Quite debatable because the teams in the East can surely answer you for that one, plus there are some fans who are ready to argue about that

Anyway, back to the topic, Draymond seems to be very cocky in that statement even if in reality, it is still a mystery if their line-up will indeed work out because having CP3 does indeed improve their chances but they cannot avoid the reality where he is older already and is not expected to be the Warriors ace mainly now where he is prone to injuries. If that happens, they will go back to what they originally have.

I'm still wondering though what NBA meant by that, we just keep on having these speculations because the NBA wasn't specific on their details about what does it truly mean but I'm quite sure that this is just one of their ways to gain their power back and to restore their image because it was already loud enough for them to hear that the league is getting softer these days. They surely don't want that statement, that is why they are making these kinds of rules which will eventually not make any sense in the long run.

Draymond Green is way too advance on that statement; I know that he believes on his team and what they could do in the upcoming season but saying such things while their main line-up is growing older each day doesn't make any sense. Yes, they have a good roster but that doesn't mean that they got strong chances because the other teams in the league are improving too. We shouldn't forget that they belong in the Western Conference where it is believed to be a much harder conference and the defending champions are also in the same conference as them, saying things like that means that they are already underestimating the Nuggets.

Of course, Paul is not a panacea for the Warriors, and his arrival in the team doesn't guarantee them anything yet. But at the same time, Paul is still one of the best point guards, and I am more than sure that he will work well with players like Curry, Thompson, and Wiggins, and he will surely improve their performance. Given their experience, I think the Warriors will be able to compete for the title if they make the playoffs.

Draymond has the license to say that, as he has become a champion multiple times already. Their team might struggle a bit, but the heart of a champion is still there. I think Poole was a big factor in why they struggled last playoffs because if he had played well, probably the Warriors would have had a chance to defeat the Lakers despite playing small ball.


We are going to find out, but based on my observation, CP3 is not hard to blend well as he makes the team better every time he joins them.

There is a good example of it. Thank you for sharing that.
I think the NBA management already received a lot of complaints about this issue but it actually took them long before they made a move about it. The load management in the last 5 years had been too obvious and it was discussed in different social media outlets. I am sure they heard about it a lot of times and heck even Kawhi Leonard made it a part of his contract.

I agree.
Their play will be focused again with either Steph or Klay Thompson without any shooter beneath the rim and I doubt it will work because most teams now already know what they will do and Steph is not in his prime anymore, no disrespect, just stating the truth.
My eyes are set on the Sacramento Kings this year. They are a balanced team and if only Sabonis could start making progress at avoiding being fouled out every game which means better defense then, they might even go further than the first round only.

Words are easy to bring out from anyone's mouth, but the conclusion always depends on the outcome of the performances of each team.

He can easily say that and he has that capability since Warriors always qualified in terms of chasing the ring, they've got a good squad to compete
and for sure Green is boosting his confidence by speaking about how he sees the potential to win another title.

We never know if CP3 will click pairing with them, if he will, then we might expect GSW to reach back the finals.

Nope. If you think his career will be over because of this one, think of what Miles Bridges did to his wife. Now look at where he is right now. He's in the NBA again with his old team, the Hornets, but now with a lower salary. Nevertheless, him and Porter Jr. has the same case, and Bridges came back in the league, so I expect that it will be the same with Porter Jr.

It will just either him not playing in the NBA for one year, or worse the NBA will just let it go without doing anything since it's out of their scope already. He might get prisoned with this one, but I don't think that his career in the NBA will be over. As long as there's a team that's interested in him, he will certainly play, and knowing how good he is playing with the Rockets, even though the team is one of the worst, but he's one of their top scorers.

As long as Curry is there, and he's surrounded by lot's of shooters, I'll agree with what he said.

Take note that they still have Coach Kerr that molded Curry to where he is right now (Coach Mark Jackson is the one who saw the potential of Curry first), and for sure he will do the same with other players. Forget about Wiseman already because they have another promising big in Jackson-Davis, and with CP3 in their team, I will not be surprised if we will see better role players right now than last season. Let's also take note what happens on the team when CP3 is in that team. Hornets, Clippers, Rockets, and the Suns. All of them improved when CP3 is there, and I see the Warriors improving as well. They have the greatest shooter of all time, and the Point God.

I would still consider them a championship contender team. Well, Draymond should be biased with his words because he is confident in his team. Now that he has a clutch player with him, unlike Poole, who struggled in the playoffs, maybe that gives him the confidence. It's still too early, though, but I like the optimism coming from Draymond, as I know it's sincere, given his evident passion for basketball.

Draymond Green came out today and said that he doesn’t see why the Warriors can’t win another 2 championships. I think that may be a little optimistic. I thought when they had Wiseman that they had a chance to win another one but I don’t think an old CP3 is going to put them over the top. I think they need a big man who can shoot.

The big deal is people pay $100-200 for a ticket to an NBA, parking, dinner, souvenirs, and snacks at a ball game. That's the minimum a person spends and it's per person.

Let's say I bought a ticket to Lebron play against the Warriors, AD is my fav player but he played last night so he will sit tonight. Because he's load managing I wasted my money buying my ticket to see him play. It's really a load of bullshit. These people get paid millions of dollars(paid by the fans) to play the damn game. Paid better than Doctors, Lawyers, Nurses, Teachers, and everyone else for entertaining people. They play 50% of the time. Sure, I get to see an NBA game, but I feel cheated at this point and it's not right.

Why should the owners and players be the only ones happy? IMO the fan's pay the bills in 1 way or another and those players should be there to please us, not their bank accounts for half the games.

NBA isn't banning but regulating.

This reminds of cases in the Premier League where football players would fake their injury because they're unhappy with the manger and wants the board to kick him out. I don't know how the NBA will handle this but they can probably require teams to provide evidence such as video footages from practice sessions where he suffered the injured.

And players itself is not the same, they are more on the safe side, more on highlights and forget about the defense. I mean, like what you said with the current rules, best defenders can be fouled out in the early minutes of the game.

More on how the league regulations to adjust and how to bring back the interest of those fans who already
left as they no longer see the entertainment due to the softness or whatever reason behind.

Honestly I hear this all the time and I get it, the NBA wants to protect its brand but teams are trying to win championships and if that means sitting players for stretches to keep them fresh then I'm fine with it.  I mean what's the line do they have to play X minutes a game?  It's kind of taking the coaching and strategy away from the coach if some X player HAS to play.  What about back to backs?  Lots of players get rest is that an exception?  Let teams do what they want with theor players that they see is best.  In the end nba wants a competitive playoffs which means having the stars play then so what's the big deal?

^^ In the end, it all comes down to money. As long as something is not damaging the income, it is not going to bother anyone too much. I bet if it was anything related to the flow of money in the NBA, it would have been “fixed” immediately. And I don’t think there is actually any way to ban resting players. If they say that those players are not injured even though the doctor says that he is, it is going to be a problem. Injuries are already a big problem in the NBA. And now they will be officially overlooking the health of a player if they say that. The press is going to have a field day if that actually happens.